User Manual

Name Description
View Options Lets you choose the icon size, position, and view mode.
Auto Power Mode
Auto power mode can turn supported Buffalo NAS devices
on the network on and off automatically.
To display these
options, hold down
the control key and
click your device’s
icon.
Open Folder Opens the Buffalo NAS device’s shared folders.
Settings Opens Settings for the Buffalo NAS device.
Configure
Opens the properties page that lets you configure the
Buffalo NAS device’s IP address or open Settings.
Label Color Selects the color of the name displayed below the icon.
The following menus may be accessed from the Buffalo NAS device’s properties page.
Name Description
Configuration Click Settings to open the configuration interface.
IP Address
Select the “Use DHCP” checkbox to assign an IP address from the DHCP server
automatically. If there is no DHCP server on the network, you cannot use this
function. Select the “Renew IP address” checkbox to obtain an IP address from the
DHCP server. You can manually enter a static IP address, subnet mask, and default
gateway.
Mounting as a Network Drive
You can map a shared folder as a network drive using NAS Navigator2 on macOS.
1 Click the NAS Navigator2 icon ( ) in the Dock to start NAS Navigator2.
2 Double-click the Buffalo NAS device’s icon or click the Buffalo NAS device’s icon while holding down the
control key, then select Open Folder. Enter a username and password with the rights to access the shared
folder.
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